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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02471.35 |
| From Archive Folder | Items relating to members of Continental Congress, including Congress of 1774 |
| Title | Samuel Rhoads re: indenture of Alexander Abrahams |
| Date | 19 December 1774 |
| Author | Rhoads, Samuel (1711-1784) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | [Continental Congress members] |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Contract Servant |
| People | Rhoads, Samuel (1711-1784) |
| Theme | Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | RHOADS, Samuel, (1711-1784), Delegate from Pennsylvania; received a limited schooling and became a carpenter and builder; member of the city council in 1741; member of the provincial assembly 1761-1764 and 1771-1774; commissioner to a conference of western Indians and the Six Nations at Lancaster, Pa., in 1761; Member of the Continental Congress in 1774; mayor of Philadelphia in 1774; founder and member of board of managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital 1751-1781; director of the Philadelphia Library. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |